Infantile amnesia refers to the observation that
A)infants quickly forget stimuli they have seen recently.
B)infants repress any unpleasant images they see.
C)adults are unable to remember things that occurred to them before about the age of 3.
D)we can remember what occurred in infancy but not why it occurred.

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Infantile amnesia refers to the inability of adults to remember events that occurred before the age of 3. This is thought to be due to a combination of brain development and the encoding and consolidation of memories during early childhood. Infants do not quickly forget stimuli they have seen recently, nor do they repress memories of unpleasant images. The statement "we can remember what occurred in infancy but not why it occurred" is not accurate in describing infantile amnesia.

Infantile Amnesia Refers to the Observation That